Jin-Han's Korean-American family moves from city to city, trying to establish their wig business. He narrates his youth, from age 2 through high school, as he deals with the usual humiliations of childhood, the exciting prospects of adolescence, and coming to terms with the death of his mother. "At times startling with its simple elegance."—Publishers Weekly

Jin-Han's Korean-American family moves from city to city, trying to establish their wig business. He narrates his youth, from age 2 through high school, as he deals with the usual humiliations of childhood, the exciting prospects of adolescence, and coming to terms with the death of his mother. "At times startling with its simple elegance."—Publishers Weekly